Saddlebrook Court shooting victim dies from injuries

A shooting investigation in southwest Jefferson County has become a homicide investigation.

Louisville Metro Police said a man in his mid 20s was shot inside his apartment late Monday morning.

Police originally said the man's chances of survival were 50/50, but he died from his injuries just after 10 p.m. Monday.

Now, police are looking for 18-year-old Darrell Jackson in connection with the slaying.

"It's terrible. Stuff like this goes on out here a lot of times," said neighbor Ronald Gall Jr.

Dozens of investigaMondtors surrounded an apartment complex on the 4900 block of Saddlebook Court, where at about 11:30 a.m., police said a man was shot inside a unit of the Thorobred apartments where he lives.

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Gall said the victim was shot in the chest while his wife and young daughter were home. He witnessed some of the aftermath.

"We were standing outside walking back from the store and the maintenance man was chasing the young man that shot him," said Gall.

About a block away, the WLKY Newschopper caught police detaining a man several minutes after the shooting.

LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell said he isn't aware if the two incidents are connected.

"I'm not sure that we have a suspect at this point. There's no one in custody at this time, however, we are questioning some individuals, but what fruit that yields, we simply don't know yet," said Mitchell.

Gall said he doesn't know why his neighbor was shot.

"He's a nice kid, a nice young man. (He) works to try and support his wife and baby," said Gall.

After Monday's events, Gall is considering new ways to keep himself safe.

"People getting shot in their own apartment building, it's ridiculous. I mean, I don't have a pistol in my house, but its making me thinking of buying a firearm to protect myself. I mean you get leery of what's going out at night around here," said Gall.

The name of the victim has not been released at this time.

Police are asking anyone with information to call them anonymously at 574-LMPD.

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